1966 Triumph 6T Renovation

Message

HowardQ · #61 Post by **HowardQ** » Sun Dec 16, 2012 4:16 pm

14-12-12

Frame and sundries have come back from powder coating.

I fear though that this may be one of the last posts of the year. Being silly season, obtaining spares is going to be troublesome. Not many classic spares shops are open ye see. That said, there is still plenty to do. The wheels are away at the fitters for new boots, so when I pick them up on Monday I can get the bearings in and ready to fit.

Thanks for all the reply's to this little venture of mine. It's encouraging.

As I said before Will, it's been great reading, but we'll let you off, you deserve a Christmas rest, have a good one!

Willopotomas · #62 Post by **Willopotomas** » Tue Dec 18, 2012 9:53 pm

18-12-12

Some nice new boots for the old girl.

Done at the only place worth going for tyres in Coventry.

http://www.rampandwrench.co.uk/

fatboy · #63 Post by **fatboy** » Wed Dec 19, 2012 7:32 pm

Only my opinion but the only other colour than black that would work would be metallic black ?
Nice to see it's coming on at a pace

Willopotomas · #64 Post by **Willopotomas** » Wed Dec 26, 2012 2:21 pm

The lure of the shed got the better of me.. Wasn't in there for long though. Hopefully get a bit more spanner time in at some point this week.

26-12-12

Rear loop bolted on. Nothing exciting, but it's a step in the right direction. Re-build time!

And this little lot has pretty much wiped out the re-built budget until the end of January.

Big-end shells, con-rod nuts n' bolts and a couple of BSCY fasteners.

I'm off to sulk over a pint or six(teen).

fatboy · #65 Post by **fatboy** » Wed Dec 26, 2012 5:05 pm

Am I being a bit blonde ?
BSCY fasteners ?

Aladinsaneuk · #66 Post by **Aladinsaneuk** » Wed Dec 26, 2012 6:40 pm

You have never owned or worked on an old British bike have you.....

I remember my dad getting excited about some wierd brown paper he could use as a gasket on the 63 bonnie we had

Didn't work - still leaked!

Willopotomas · #67 Post by **Willopotomas** » Wed Dec 26, 2012 9:35 pm

fatboy wrote:Am I being a bit blonde ?
BSCY fasteners ?

British Standard Cycle. CEI or Cycle Thread as it's also known. It's 26tpi and was used on pretty much all Brit bikes up until the late 60's. That's what the BS and Whitworth spanners were for, even though there wasn't much Whitworth fasteners used. Confused yet?..lol. This is why Metric became popular.. Crap, but easier (but that's another argument for another day.. haha)

Aladinsaneuk wrote:Didn't work - still leaked!

Then he wasn't doing it right

fatboy · #68 Post by **fatboy** » Thu Dec 27, 2012 8:01 pm

N!ever heard cycle thread refered to by that name !
I have owned more old Brits than any other marque so Im familiar with BSF, BSC,UNF,UNC,BSP,Whitworth ect
Have to say I know a sad number of Imperial to metric socket/spanner size conversions

Willopotomas · #69 Post by **Willopotomas** » Thu Dec 27, 2012 8:54 pm

fatboy wrote:Have to say I know a sad number of Imperial to metric socket/spanner size conversions

You and me both mate. It helps to remember these things in this game. As for BSCY, some fastener suppliers have no idea what Cycle Thread or CEI is.. Crazy I know, but tell um you want BSCY and they know exactly what you're after.

Willopotomas · #70 Post by **Willopotomas** » Sat Jan 12, 2013 7:26 pm

01/01/13

Not much of an update this time round.

A few other parts have been purchased, but a fair few more are needed before any proper rebuild work get really get a pace on.

#71 Post by **Kwackerz** » Sat Jan 12, 2013 8:24 pm

Nice grease gun by the way..

I happen to have an identical one in the shed

Willopotomas · #72 Post by **Willopotomas** » Wed Jan 30, 2013 8:53 pm

Right.. That's silly season officially done and dusted. Time to get cracking.

30-01-13

New pistons have arrived! WOOP!

These are about the best 'off the shelf' units I could afford. Better than OE standard and fitted with top-quality rings. Should see me good for many years to come.

Next to be done is a dynamic crank balance. Keep watching this space. It's all about to kick off.

D-Rider · #73 Post by **D-Rider** » Wed Jan 30, 2013 9:57 pm

...... so one box came with a big piston with an impressively high crown ......

....... the other box came with the very special invisible piston ........

...... shouldn't you fit a matched pair in one style or the other

#74 Post by **mangocrazy** » Wed Jan 30, 2013 9:59 pm

The only thing that worries me about that picture is the symbol of a car with the word Triumph by the side of it.

Are you sure you haven't purchased two pistons for a Triumph 1300?

Mind you, a 1300cc 4 cyl engine has a fair chance of using the same pistons as a 650cc twin, I suppose...

Willopotomas · #75 Post by **Willopotomas** » Wed Jan 30, 2013 10:13 pm

I thought someone would pick up on the car picture, and I knew Andy would make the comment about the 'invisible' piston. haha. Only took one out of the box for the picture. The other is nicely sealed up.

As for the car pic, I think that's a factory cock up. The numbers on the box, and indeed the piston are correct. The compression ratio is 9:1.